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SUMMARY:New War Rationale, Old War Expectations: Israeli Society's Understanding of Recent Wars
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 Yuval Benziman, Israel Institute and Serling Visiting 
 Israeli Scholar at MSU\n
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 Israel's ongoing 
 wars with Hamas and Hezbollah have characteristics 
 significantly different from the 
 wars in Israel's first three decades. Israeli 
 society is well aware of these new characteristics, 
 which include the understanding that 
 a clear victory is not possible, that cycles 
 of violence will continue, and that wars do not 
 have clear starting and ending points. Yet 
 Israeli society, while rationally understanding 
 this, still looks for victories, big "wins," 
 and clear "rules." These contradictions between 
 Israeli society's understanding and their 
 wishes lead to ongoing frustration with the 
 leadership, a decrease in the cultural centrality 
 of the Israeli Defense Force, and more.\n
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 Co-sponsored 
 by the Asian Studies Center 
 and James Madison College. \n
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 Price: free and open to the public\n
 Sponsor: Administration\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://events.msu.edu/jewishstudies/\n
 Contact name: Jewish Studies\n
 Contact phone: (517) 432-3493\n
 Contact email: jewishst@msu.edu\n
LOCATION:James Madison Library, 322 South Case Hall
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